New School: Arts & Culture: Recent Episodes
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Producer Violette Hedo reflects on the nature and cultural significance of this iconic New York food.
The annual Greenwich Village Halloween Parade returned in person this year with a wide array of colorful costumes and a great deal of merry noise. Reporter Jean-Luc Mountady stopped by to catch a few minutes of the action.
Taking a media critique approach to historical analysis, Calvin Ryerse explores the rise of Rush Limbaugh, the man who proved conservative media could be a powerful and profitable cultural force.
Music Attribution: theme 4 - johnny_ripper
The Twilight Saga is a series of four fantasy novels by Stephanie Meyer. The film adaptations, beginning in 2008, attracted a huge following, fashioning a generation of what producer Kleigh Balugo calls “Twi-Hards.” Now, she says in this feature, “Gen Z has become obsessed with Twilight. We binge the entire saga on Netflix, just as the Twi-Hards of 2008 lined up overnight for the premieres. This Twilight Renaissance showed us that in times of despair we will always turn to sparkly Edward Cullen to drown our sorrows.
CREDIT FOR MUSIC:
Song used, “Bella’s Lullaby” by Carter Burwell, Dan Redfeld, and Elizabeth Hedman.
Producer Bria Dixon investigates the way Black fashion of the 1990s "celebrates self love" and Black culture.
Music & Video Sources-
“Aaliyah - Rock The Boat (Original Video).” YouTube, uploaded by Blackground Records 2.0, 9 September 2021, youtu.be/3HSJU5fDg0A.
“Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Still D.R.E. (Official Video).” YouTube, uploaded by DrDreVEVO, 27 October 2011, youtu.be/_CL6n0FJZpk.
“TLC - What About Your Friends (Official Video).” YouTube, uploaded by TLCVEVO, 20 November 2012, youtu.be/92gHq1s6G-c.
“Who Taught You to Hate Yourself - Malcolm X.” YouTube, uploaded by Bihibindi News, 28 June 2016, youtu.be/sCSOiN_38nE.
Description: The South Korean drama series Squid Game, released on Netflix in Sept. 2021, became the streaming platform’s most viewed series to date with approximately 142 million household views worldwide in its first 28 days. The series is about individuals in financial debt who agree to participate in deadly children’s games for an enormous cash prize. This survival game genre has been a popular trend in the entertainment industry in the past few decades; films that follow this premise include The Hunger Games trilogy and Battle Royale. These films and shows also share an underlying theme: the divide between the rich and the poor.
Produced By: Michaela Zee, Ally Santana, Olivia Conforti, and Tasmia Islam
Music: “Way Back then” by jun jaeil (Squid Game Original Soundtrack)
Image Credit: Youngkyu Park/Netflix
The New School is historically unconventional, and has an equally unique mascot. Here is the story of Gnarls the Narwhal, and how their identity represents us, the student body.
Produced by: Jade Welder, Tina Ngyuen, Marin Gross, and Stephen Lehren
On Sept. 25 2021, the Student Leadership and Involvement team hosted a bike ride event in Central Park. Both faculty and students alike participated in this event, where they expressed how they felt to attend an in-person event after experiencing classes on Zoom for the past year and a half.
Produced By: Michaela Zee, Ally Santana, Olivia Conforti, Tasmia Islam, and Alyse Robinson
Music: “The Next Afternoon” by Mr. Carmack
Content warning: this includes descriptions of eating disorder behaviors and anxiety.
Food, exercise and family collide in unexpected ways. Marley Collins talks to her family about food, exercise, and her and her sister's eating disorders. Production and music by Marley Collins. Edited by Andy Hartman. The referenced 1997 study was done by Suzanne W. McNutt et al., published in the Journal of Adolescent Health and can be found at doi.org/10.1016/S1054-139X(96)00176-0.
When it comes to delivering babies in the good ole USA for Black women, you will find that we are living in two very different America's when you look at the infant mortality rate. Producer Amber Worsley talks with mothers and doulas about their experiences in and outside hospitals in an attempt to find out the secret behind the statistics.
Special thanks to Ranjani Chakraborty and Vox for their short documentary, The US medical system is still haunted by slavery, whose research I used for this story, along with the research you can find at CDC.gov.
\Producer Christian Nesfield interviews his grandmother, Ellen Holden, about the history his family, and Orchard Street in Ridgwood, New Jersey where they’ve lived for over a hundred years.
They were chosen because the islands were so remote. Told through personal narratives of young people, we explore the history of the United States' nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands. For the Marshallese, life will never be the same. Produced by Calvin Ryerse, edited by Bria Dixon, music by MARK Harmony, performing "Be Mine", produced by Voices Rising.
Fiction plays an important part in most people's everyday lives. Producer Sheyda Parnianpour was inspired by the Oscar Wilde quote 'Life imitates art far more than art imitates life' to explore the role of fiction in the lives of three millennials.
Radio date is a short feature documenting the eclectic, isolating, and humorous experience of Black, queer, nonbinary dating during the CO-VID 19 pandemic. It's meant to reveal my newly acquired light but strange virtual dating life to address the macro phenomenon of Black, queer and trans folk in a digital dating space.
Mother and Daughter is a radio feature by Andy Hartman where she details her gender transition and relates it to her mother's experiences with pregnancy and breast cancer. Produced by Marley Collins and Sarah Montague. Featuring music by Siddhartha Corsus.
Common understanding of Mexican food is far from its authentic actuality. Traditional dishes from south of the border have become appropriated by white restaurateurs and immigrants alike to turn a profit; Mexican cuisine and the culture itself has shifted in order to remain palatable for the US consumer.
Produced by: Paul Chevallier, Abigail Connolly, Emily Dosal, David Moore, Heather Wiley
Just in time for Mother's Day, we examine an employment bias against mothers who have taken time off to care for their children. Although the return to the workforce is not easy, many mothers still choose to be with their children in the early years and go back to work once their kids are all grown up. Produced by Paul Chevalier.
As we’ve spent more and more time at home, the user base of apps like Tiktok has grown dramatically. We explored the impact that this highly accessible dance platform is having on the dance community.
Produced by Kaiya Lightner, Lu Mejia, Charlotte Damson, Mitch Kelly
As many people are interacting with less people, social awkwardness has been normalized. Students and essential workers share their socially awkward situations.
Produced by Helen Chappell, Monica Sinaloa, Amanda Deskavich, Ruby Seiwert, Marisa Reif, Monica Sinaloa, and Lexi Lane.
Numerous communities have seen themselves affected creatively and professionally by the Covid-19 pandemic and the social distancing restrictions that have been established. Artists and creatives from different fields share how their practices have changed to adapt to the “new normal.”
Pickles and cultural preservation happenings on the Lower East Side. Reported, Produced, & Mixed by Adina Karp
Diversity in representation after death can be found in both obituaries and archives, but it's not something that happens overnight, and it is not something that happens on it’s own. If death as an act is the only thing that transcends all else, then studying its representation in our society and who we choose to remember could be helpful to understanding our country’s long suppression of diversity. I reached out to an obituaries writer at The New York Times and an archive librarian at University of Santa Barbara’s Special Collection Library to learn about the diversity initiatives these two institutions have taken on.
Traveling around Europe with your two best friends can be fun, if you know what you're doing. This is a story about the time I almost got lost in Italy four times.
57 Years after the Good Friday Experiment gave 20 christian college students the mystical experience of their lives, one professor decides to pay homage to the site, as a place of sacred and religious significance. Special thanks to Christopher "Doc" Kelley Additional audio provided by: MAPS, from Psychedelic Science Conference, 2013
In recent years, drag culture has become widely recognized in the mainstream culture, being featured everywhere from television to makeup ad campaigns. The evolution of this wide appeal is explored as a once queer subculture emerges into more publicized conversations.
After hearing from friends and coworkers about their not-so-great experiences with birth control, Logan Mahan starts to look deeper into an issue that is not often discussed- the side effects of birth control. She speaks with her two friends, Joan Kuneck and Deanna Devenney about some of the severe side effects they experienced while taking birth control. She also talks with Doctor Patricia Hume about non-hormonal options of birth control and their one barrier that could get even harder to overcome.
It's 2019, and women have made their mark by setting foot onto the streets and being able to express themselves through forms of fashion. Produced by Sarah Santos
This feature, titled "Culturally Estranged", produced by Isabelle Demeunynck takes a closer look at the term TCK, or Third Culture Kid by asking individuals who grew up across a total of 17 countries what it means to be a TCK, the difficulties they face and how they define home.
For hundred of years ballet has always maintained strict gender roles, down to the very shoes the ballerinas wear. Now, this generation of dancers influenced by social movements have begun to challenge those assumptions. The struggle between traditionalism versus innovation, and the idea of creating new spaces in the ballet world is the point of tension investigated in this short radio documentary. SPECIAL THANKS TO Maura Rubinic DJ Sebastian Jefferson Dalby Kara Brown Eliza Minden Elizabeth Kendall and Katy Pyle
Stefy Causey is a mental health professional who works with children and parents with undocumented immigrants with HIV/AIDS. Produced by Adrian Eng
An interview with two of The New School's PHAs, Omar Abreu (@omarabreu92) and Jaye Elizabeth Johnson (@jayeliz) on self-care, mental health, and mental wellness. Produced by Kaylin
Witches have long been thought to be evil and have mystical powers, beyond what is “natural” and “normal”. But today there are many recognized religious practices that consider themselves witches. We explore the modern day witch and how culture towards witches has changed since its inception in early Europe.
This is an exploration into why people thrift, the culture surrounding it and the environmental benefits of thrift. Produced by Lauren Diaz
WNSR reporter Nihira Ram had the opportunity to audit a 'Radical Addition' class. Taught by Ulrich Lehmann, this course aims to bring together radical theory and artistic practice by fusing otherwise unrelated objects through student creativity which centers user/audience experience. Students presented their work, sometimes explaining; but other times choosing to let the work speak for itself.
The relationship between the 2nd amendment and gun control is a contentious debate in American politics and life. This documentary explores the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) which many critics say allows gun sellers and manufacturers to evade liability when their products are used in mass shootings. The gun lobby supports the passage of this act while gun controls activists fiercely oppose it. I wanted to dig deeper and find out more about this law and its role in the overall gun debate. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Going through a depression when I was younger, really showed me how influential music and other forms of art can be during the recovery period. My experience sparked an interest in the practice of art therapy and lead me on a discovery to learn more about the process. In doing this, I sat down with certified creative arts therapist and former New School resident art therapist, Kate McIntosh, to gain more insight on the field. I also spoke with friend and artists, Imani, to get her first hand input on the influence her paintings (like the one used in the photo) has on her life. Credits Jordan Donalds, Narration Kate McIntosh, Certified Art Therapist Imani, Artist & Friend
Social media and pop culture influences have launched witch culture into the mainstream. The popularity of witchcraft is naturally linked with the feminist movement and even clothing stores have started to brand themselves with this idea in mind. This rise of witch popularity allowed the New York witchcraft scene to gain more visibility than ever before. Ambient sounds provided by:ZapSplat Photo Provided by: dreamstime
Since 1999, Mannes has presented a year-long music festival every year. Each festival includes more than 20 events performed by the school's gifted young student artists, distinguished faculty members, and renowned guests, at prestigious New York City concert venues and cultural institutions. The festivals are an outstanding component of the total Mannes program. This concert was curated by Yuri Kim. Etudes and Elegies “Etudes and Elegies” curated by Yuri Kim Music by Chopin, Liszt, Debussy, Scriabin, Sor, Stravinsky, Villa-Lobos, Ligeti & Kapustin. Sponsored by Mannes School of Music. Prod: Christian Scutt
A cover of the song "No Surprises" by Radiohead by local band Future Starts Slow. Producer: Isabel Naturman Song: "No Surprises" by Radiohead Photo Credit: Future Starts Slow Band
Eyal Vilner and his big Band performing at The Museum on Eldridge Street, Dec. 4th 2016
Dazed_and_Abuzed is an anonymous digital artist, using Instagram as their platform for posting their hypnotizing blends of stock photos, celebrity instagrams and classical art pieces. by Julia Purcell
Growing up in Southern California near beaches and busy freeways meant that there were hardly any quiet moments for Sonia Barrientos.
A live recording of a typical night at Lucky Cheng's drag show and Chinese restaurant; typical for Lucky Cheng's, but crazy anywhere else.
Artists at The New School have found difficulty balancing their artistic work with their academic lives. Here, we speak with some artists about how the university has helped their artistic ventures, and how it may improve.
"Sounds Like a Part of It" Foregrounding of sound, juxtaposing love and hate, dissolving shrewdness. (Frank Sinatra- New York New York)
This is an experimental piece focusing on saxophonist called Dusty, who plays at 2nd Ave F station. Produced by Noor Kalouti
Body Dysmorphia from the point of view of those with it. Music: Sergey Cheremisinov "Labyrinth" Kai Engel "November" Will Bangs "The First Person Awake" and "We Hear Things So Differently"
Two generations of physicians express their concerns about coronavirus and how their communities are dealing with the pandemic. Producder Emily Jasani speakers with her father, Dr. Neil Jasani, and her brother, Dr. Gregory Jasani. Both are working on the front lines throughout the pandemic, at local hospitals, but each plays a very different role in his community
With the United States on lockdown, teachers have been tasked with teaching students of all ages virtually. Maria Ruvalcaba is a 3rd grade teacher from Los Angeles, California who is dealing with students not being able to get online, but also conquering the struggles of learning how to teach remotely herself. She gets some help from her daughter Bex, a New School student who is studying game design.
Produced by Bex Ruvalcaba and Sarah Montague
Featuring Maria Ruvalcaba
Including words from “Oh, the Places You'll Go!” by Dr. Seuss and “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” by Beatrix Potter
Cover Image by Juan Ruvalcaba
The 1950’s was a compelling time in American history as many Americans felt a sense of pride for their country while others felt the heavy burden of racism. This view of America was captured by a Swiss photographer Robert Frank as he road-tripped across the country, documenting the truths of America. In this piece we discuss: Are we still living in Frank’s America?
Produced by Adina Karp, Jay Tobin, Layla Lari, & Omer Soylemez
Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100595
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
FAIR USE NOTICE: This piece uses copyrighted material the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are using this material in accordance with section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 in which allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.
The brutal 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay University of Wyoming student, led to a profound reckoning of American values. As Moises Kaufman, author of The Laramie Project, has written, "In its immediate aftermath, the nation launched into a dialogue that brought to the surface how we think and talk about homosexuality, sexual politics, education, class, violence, privileges and rights, and the difference between tolerance and acceptance." Eugene Lang College's spring theater production of The Laramie Project, playing through Sunday April 28th, is directed by Cecilia Rubino. She talks here about why the play remains powerful, relevant, and catalytic. “Our students felt that the current political climate is fragile, and that in these moments, we need to go back to seminal stories that remind us of why and how a moment can actually instigate a movement.”
Frats and Sororities are often college students' go-to when it comes to expanding social life and making connections. But what happens when there's no greek life at the school? We'll delve deeper into how social justice groups and organizations become the alternative for many students to make friends and connections.
Produced by Ben Burge Ben discovers a weird fluttering roar he can hardly make sense of. How can we alliterate fear when we cannot connect?
Produced by Jennifer Lu 85-year-old Hisae Vilca tells the story of how she became a restaurateur and her love journey which both started in another country, Japan.
Theo Wayt's Solo Viola Recital. Performing Adagio and Allegro 70 by Robert Schumann. New York University. November 18, 2018.
This piece is about the intersection between individuals with autism and performing. I explored how acting can be therapeutic for those with autism. I also followed an example, Samantha Elisofon, of a person living with autism who is talented in music and theater. Samantha was in a movie, Keep the Change, that has gotten a lot of recognition. In the film, non-neurotypical actors play the main roles—the characters they play are neuro-atypical as well. They screened some of the movie at the UN for Autism awareness month and invited Samantha to speak.
Guest host Maulik Pancholy presents a show about the past, the future, and how time flies. A young actor recalls critical moments in her childhood in Elizabeth Strout’s “Snow Blind,” read by Melora Hardin. Old schoolmates almost hook up in Joyce Carol Oates’ “August Evening,” read by Sonia Manzano. And a lifetime goes by in “Half a Day,” by Naguib Mahfooz, read by Bruce Altman.
The New School promotes progressive thinking and claims that the institution is open to all students regardless of race, ethnicity, creed, or gender. Lang alum Racquel Samuels, Lang students Shakura and Christian and Parsons student Tiffany Gilliam discuss their experiences of what being an African American student at the New School is actually like.
For one weekend each year, non profit cultural organization Open House New York unlocks the doors to over 140 spaces and buildings across the city, that are usually kept off-limits or restricted to visitors. We visited three of these extraordinary locations to find out what significance their evolving natures carry as part of New York City’s vast history. Narr: Merey Saudabay Prod: Christian Scutt
Hair is considered an expression of both culture, and identity. While there are black women who choose to wear their hair natural to embrace their blackness, there are also black women who choose to wear weaves or straighten their hair. New School students Mecca Withers Russell and Tatiana Glover discuss why wearing a weave or straightening one's hair does not limit one's black pride.
The New School undertook a university-wide exercise in Curriculum Disruption between October 12th through October 18th. WNSR spoke with two of the faculty organizers, Maya Wiley and Robert Sember, about the initiative, which looks towards the 400th anniversary, in 2019, of the first enslavement of African Americans in this country.
Zines may seem like a thing of the past, but there is a thriving community in NYC intent on keeping the community alive. We talked to students at the New School, zine-maker and illustrator and NYC-legend Fly and Marc Fisher, the mastermind behind Hardcore Architecture. by Tyler Elmore, Kathleen Flaherty, Charlie Innis and Julia Purcell
Students at WNSR dive in to the interaction between people and their smartphones. While these devices are fairly new to the market, it seems smartphones are becoming more and more a part of the way people interact with the world around them, and may even be considered a part of them. Produced by: Scott Tatsuta, Chloe Bowden, and Nolan Gardner Music Provided by: Foliage. (https://soundcloud.com/foliag3)
Smalls, a jazz club in the West Village may be small, but it's always crammed with audiences eager to hear established and new jazz musicians. It's a New School student favorite, and in this short feature, we look at the role it plays in the lives of young jazz musicians. Writer: Chloe Bowden Reporter: Nolan Gardner Editor: Scott Tatsuta Music: Dan Blake
What does it feel like when your sexual orientation is taboo? Find out in this cultural piece on bisexuality and representation in the media. Produced by Sage Smith, Madeline Stoffer, Emily Ashenden, and Grace Raymond
Short interview with Joseph Burkholder AKA Californialite, about his recent release, "It", and his thoughts on becoming a professional musician while studying at Lang.
WNSR explores a truly quintessential quality of New York City—Halal food culture—with an interview with Mohammad Hamura (photographed) and various New Yorkers on the streets of Manhattan. Produced by Arie Pramono, Angela Difede, Freya Dobson and Juno Roome. Script written by Arie Pramono. Script edited by Angela Difede, Freya Dobson and Juno Roome. Photograph by Freya Dobson. Mixed and mastered by Juno Roome.
Jasphy Zheng is an artist, photographer, soon-to-be magazine founder, east village fairy, etc. from China, Hong Kong and Providence, RI, who is currently based in New York City. All of her work, along with the ones discussed in this interview can be found on her website: http://yiranzheng.com Works discussed in this interview— Did I: http://yiranzheng.com/did-i/ The Unfinished Letter: http://yiranzheng.com/the-unfinished-letter-2/ Her pervading published presence online can also be found by simply searching her name, Jasphy Zheng, on any one of the many popular search engines. Couple of the ones recommended to see are https://www.aint-bad.com/article/2016/01/26/jasphy-yiran-zheng/ and http://fotoroom.co/before-the-storm-under-the-sun-jasphy-zheng/ Produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by Juno Roome.
As the Carnegie Deli— an institution synonymous with New York and Jewish culture— comes to a close, we take a look at the history behind delis' emergence and thoughts on the end of its eight decade run. Producers: Henry O'Reilly, Isabel Naturman, Rose Fox, Amani Orr Music: archive.org Photo: Pixabay
(work in progress) Do you remember dial up? Andy Egelhoff takes a moment to reflect on this lost audio bite, and those sounds of the contemporary technological age which are slowly fading from our collective consciousness. You can check out a whole host of antique sounds at http://savethesounds.info
Producer Evelyn Chapman offers a tribute to her mother, Rebecca Chapman; this piece explores the journey of a young woman through a surprise pregnancy, heartbreak, and the joys of motherhood.
To say you have worked on the highest grossing animated feature of all time is quite a statement. Darrin Butters can say even more than that, he has worked on nearly every Disney animated movie released in the last fifteen years. While Pixar has been known for their avant garde animation, Disney Animation Studios is currently on an upward swing. Promoting their new movie, Zootopia, Butters stopped by The New School to talk to students about the movie and animating for a company like Disney. (Image and clip provided by Disney Animation Studios)
"I'm talking to Lydia Matthews, a professor at Parsons who teaches a course with the interesting title "Walking Practice." She will tell you about a walk as an art form where she encouraging the experience of “getting lost” in an age of GPS, among other things. Brought to you by JD Stephenson. Sound credit from youtube *Andre Chez Lewis plays Theme Song from Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
On December 7th Oona Murphy attends a concert held by the organization SoFar Sounds with all of the musicians kept a secret until the start of the show. The music in this piece is recorded at the event and is by Zuli, Lindsey Luft, and Quiet Luke. Event hosted by SoFar Sounds NYC, more information and events can be found on their website https://www.sofarsounds.com Photo taken at the event by Oona Murphy
Growing up a lover of reading magazines I never really understood the ins and outs of just how much time goes into creating a single issue, all I knew was that it looked like the coolest job ever. Print Magazines have none the less cemented themselves in the world, but can online publications be on the verge of replacing print? In "Confessions of a Magazine Junkie", I open with my fondest memories of the first time I fell in love with a magazine. I also speak with Abigail Schreiber of Paper Magazine on numerous topics including her opinions regarding the current state of print and online publications. Produced by Latecia Joiner
Almost everyday, when we travel in NYC we notice a handful of homeless people with their signs, asking us for help. Although to them their signs may say something important, to us it becomes white noise. Special thanks to Arthur Yorinks, for providing us with the connections that allowed us to make this piece!
Have you ever had a bad Tinder experience? Like meeting someone with the most charming smile, that lives a life similar to that of a movie star and only wants to talk ON Tinder, but never wants to meet up in person because they are too busy "attending an award show in LA" (some might call that Catfish). I take to the streets of New York City, to find out about the experiences people have had on the dating application and interesting encounters with the people they've met. Host: Agharim N-Irabor Speakers: Kauila Kanakaole J.G Toma Ihetu Music: Marijuana by Chrome Sparks
On May 1st, WNSR hosted Dawn of Summer, a university-wide event that united each division from the New School under one roof for twelve hours. Here, we speak with some of the participants about how the event went, and what reception the event received.
Dreams can be interpreted in a series of ways. They either bring good and bad luck, or they can just be figments of a person’s imagination. But what if you have been having a reoccuring dream that follows you into your bed every night? Why is this dream so distinct from the others, and what is the purpose of having it replay in your mind? In Dreamworld, I focus on a night terror that I cannot seem to distance myself from. Listen to how this dream my day to day life, in and out of the comfort of my own home. Produced by Latecia Joiner
When there’s a snowstorm and school is cancelled for two days, what do you do ? I binge watch Game of Thrones. A show that I kept prolonging to watch fearing it would let me down, or be like the Lord of The Rings, or the Hobbit. However, after watching four seasons in a week, it’s safe to say I became obsessed. My family, friends, and almost everyone I know is obsessed. Why is it so good? In this piece you will hear the reasons behind my obsessions, as well as the voices of three other college students and why they cherish the show so much.
Amanda Seigel is a yiddish singer, whose subtle take on activism has helped the Jewish community evolve.
Student Musicians at The New School discuss their difficulty balancing their creative lives with their academics, and brainstorm possible changes to the school’s infrastructure.
WNSR's Sylvie Douglis is in Maine this semester making radio at The Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Her story Bangor: Pubic Art/Public Forum considers the role of public art in the age of social media controversy.
A recent panel featuring Sarah Koenig of Serial, Alex Blumberg of StartUp, Alix Spiegel of Invisibilia, and Benjamin Walker Theory of Everything explores podcasts as an emerging media and whether they are going to be the death of public radio as we know it... Hosted by the late David Carr, and though, due to technical difficulties, he is only heard once in the piece, his insight and knowledge sparked an engaging and humorous discussion that only he could have. This is dedicated to him. This panel discussion was presented by the Journalism & Design department, of Eugene Lang College at The New School. Producer: Adrian Wagner; image: Aliya Zlotin
The L.E.S. has been a colorful and staple entity in New York City's night life scene. A collision of people of multiple social classes, vodka tonic-scented taxi cabs, greasy 4 am "eat it anyway" pizza, crowded bro bars, intimate apothecaries, multiple personality disorders, Chinese bodegas, paper-bagged beer cans, and clanking heels. This audio collage by producers Ally Fisher and Chloe Murray celebrates a special aspect of the Lower East Side.
Dating back to the 1850’s, Dead Horse Bay’s obscure history is both a little gruesome, and mysterious . In the era of horse-drawn buggies and streets absent of skyscrapers, this marshland functioned as an industrial land mass in which horse carcasses were manufactured into glue and soap products. By the 1920s, when cars replaced horses as the primary mode of transport, the bay was converted to use as a landfill. Thirty years later, the landfill cap exploded, leaving decades worth of trash scattered about the beach. Today, that trash is still dispersed throughout the shoreline, leaving what Dead Horse Bay enthusiasts consider something of vintage treasure. Anything from soda bottles and mason jars to shoe soles and tires can be found buried within the sand. This piece, by Elle Brosh, Paley Martin, and Sean Steele, explores this topographic oddity and investigates what treasures lie beneath its surface.
The occult is fascinating, and psychics are a visible manifestation of this hidden side of New York City . We see them offering readings when we walk down streets, and glance at ads for them in storefront windows, but we don't really know much about the psychics themselves, their community, and their relationship to their practice. Where is the line between entertainment and occult power? This New School Radio feature explores this highly visible, but mysterious profession.
WNSR interviewed renowned feminist scholar dr. bell hooks, in her second year as scholar-in-residence at Eugene Lang College. We met dr. hooks at her hotel to get her thoughts on the current state of feminism, comedy, and critical analysis of events in Ferguson. Producer: Jiun Kwon Engineer: Sean Steele
At Halloween we can embrace our silliest, most sensual, and even our most controversial sides. WNSR talks to New School students about what they're wearing this Halloween.
New York through foreigners’ eyes, experiences, challenges, and their impressions Host: Rachel Morressey Produced by Pimchanok Wariratanaroj Special thanks to: Saori Oya (Japan), Antonia Dadenbach (Germany), Marina Massote (Brazil), Marina Kubo (Russia), Ezgi Eren (Turkey), Lafelle (Hong Kong), Jingjo Tosapit Phadetpai (Thailand)
Matt Herzfeld (The New School for Drama ’14) shares his experiences working for the university’s Phonathon, which eventually became the inspiration behind his thesis play The Ladder. Produced by Sylvie Douglis.
Johnny Rivera was the Program Coordinator for the I Have A Dream Foundation started in 1981 by Eugene Lang. Rivera recalls what it was like to work with Mr. Lang and shares the program’s successes. Produced by Sam McFarland.
New School student Julie Hurd interviews her aunt Mary about New York’s changing neighborhoods. Produced by Julie Hurd.
Bliss Broyard, an associate professor of literature at Eugene Lang College interviews Vincent Livelli, who, along with his friend Anatole Broyard (Bliss’ father) was part of the Greenwich Village literary scene from the 1950’s on. Produced by Cassie Ang.